Watch this when
The Descendants
You can be angry at them and still hold their hand to say goodbye. 🌺
Who it's for
Matt King's wife is dying and, in the middle of it, he learns she was having an affair, so the film holds anger and grief in the same frame instead of pretending mourning is pure.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Alexander Payne's adaptation of Kaui Hart Hemmings's novel follows Matt King (George Clooney), a Honolulu lawyer and trustee of his family's large ancestral land trust on Kauai, as his wife Elizabeth lies in a coma after a boating accident. While facing family pressure to sell the land, Matt learns that Elizabeth had been having an affair.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A spouse's coma and end of life support.
Age: R (language, sexual references)
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.Psalm 30:5, Psalm 30:5
